The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab was also awarded 20 thousand dollars to recruit 400 volunteers who will lead environmental education tours, assist with sea turtle releases, collect and identify marine specimens, care for marine specimens and coordinate educational outreach events at their lab in Panacea.

Volunteer Florida is providing nearly a half million dollars to 24 nonprofit and service organizations throughout the State to recruit skills-based volunteers to serve Florida students, families and communities.

Skills-based volunteerism expands the impact of organizations by leveraging the experience and talents of professionals, such as teachers, IT consultants, accountants and attorneys.

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 Since 2014, Volunteer Florida has been able help recruit over 113 thousand skills-based volunteers to serve almost 1.6 million hours, a value of nearly $43 million to the State of Florida.

Big Bend Hospice Foundation was one of the groups receiving the grant money.

It will get 20 thousand dollars to recruit 450 volunteers to conduct Valor Ceremonies to honor the organization’s veteran patients.

The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab was also awarded 20 thousand dollars to recruit 400 volunteers who will lead environmental education tours, assist with sea turtle releases, collect and identify marine specimens, care for marine specimens and coordinate educational outreach events at their lab in Panacea.

This is the third year in a row that the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab has been awarded with funds from Volunteer Florida.

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